The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the Los Angeles Lakers, 126 to 121, in Game 5 of the 1962 NBA Finals on April 14, 1962.

1961-62 Boston Celtics

Final

LAL

Lakers

3-2

126

BOS

Celtics

2-3

121

Team

1

31

30

2

35

38

3

27

31

4

33

22

Total

126

121

Team Stats

Player Stats

Lakers

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

43-113

48-112

Field Goal %

38.1

42.9

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

40-45

25-27

Free Throw %

88.9

92.6

Rebounds

56

65

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

14

28

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

25

30

Lakers

Celtics

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Elgin Baylor	48	61	22	1			22-46		17-19		3				47.8		89.5
Jerry West	47	26	4	0			8-24		10-11		2				33.3		90.9
Rudy LaRusso	36	10	12	1			2-14		6-7		3				14.3		85.7
Frank Selvy	33	12	3	5			6-12		0-0		0				50.0
Jim Krebs	29	8	4	3			2-8		4-4		5				25.0		100.0
Hot Rod Hundley	21	0	1	3			0-1		0-0		5				0.0
Ray Felix	19	9	7	1			3-7		3-4		3				42.9		75.0
Tom Hawkins	12	0	3	0			0-1		0-0		4				0.0

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bill Russell	48	26	29	3			10-19		6-6		3				52.6		100.0
Sam Jones	42	26	5	2			12-23		2-3		2				52.2		66.7
Bob Cousy	41	16	5	10			6-21		4-4		4				28.6		100.0
Tom Heinsohn	35	30	11	4			12-22		6-7		6				54.5		85.7
Tom Sanders	32	11	5	2			4-9		3-3		5				44.4		100.0
Frank Ramsey	18	6	4	2			2-7		2-2		4				28.6		100.0
K.C. Jones	13	2	2	5			0-6		2-2		2				0.0		100.0
Jim Loscutoff	11	4	4	0			2-5		0-0		4				40.0

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.5

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

1-1

101

Final

111

MIA

1-1

Wed 24 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

34.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

20.0

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

19.0

Allen

Jarrett Allen

16.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff APG Leaders

10.0

James

LeBron James

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

5.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

3.0

III

Trey Murphy III

2.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

5.0

III

Trey Murphy III

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Knicks

119.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

115.8

Pacers

114.3

76ers

113.6

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Cavaliers

89.7

Thunder

98.9

Timberwolves

99.4

Pelicans

101.1

Magic

102.5

Clippers

105.6

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Cavaliers

12.7

Nuggets

7.0

Knicks

5.5

Celtics

5.5

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Magic

0-2

Pelicans

0-1

Suns

0-2

76ers

0-2

Lakers

0-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

51-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

49-36

Rockets

45-35-2

Thunder

46-36-1

Pelicans

46-38-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 4/23	MIA	@	BOS	111-101
Mon 4/22	PHX	@	MIN	93-105
Mon 4/22	DAL	@	LAC	96-93
Mon 4/22	IND	@	MIL	125-108
Sun 4/21	PHI	@	NYK	101-104

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/24	NOP	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Thu 4/25	CLE	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Thu 4/25	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Thu 4/25	DEN	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIL	@	IND	5:30 PM